The NewBridge Project

The NewBridge Project is an artist-led space based at the Shieldfield Centre. They support artists, local communities and residents. They provide a creative space for making, meeting and learning. They run a varied programme of exhibitions, projects, skills development, community events and a youth programme. Their activities include:

• Memory Cafe: First Thursday of the month at Forum Cafe, 2–4pm
• Coffee Mornings: Every Monday, 11am–1pm
• Saturday Social: First Saturday of the month, 1–4pm

Their upcoming exhibition in the Gallery opens 7 March and runs until 1 May 2026:

For Solidarity: Document H.E.T., Alternative Publishing and Community Undercurrents

Document H.E.T. (Hollow Earth Transmission) is a collection and study of pre-internet printed matter and ephemera. For this exhibition at The NewBridge Project, H.E.T. focuses on alternative living, community action, and autonomous struggles. Explore the collection of 1970s to 1990 dissident print culture, forming a backdrop for a public programme on solidarity today.